When Reality Sets In

When Reality Sets In

There is a moment between the adrenaline of diagnosis and the weariness of treatment when the reality of our disease sets in. I remember my experience. We had been to an oncologist, and he explained my precursor condition for multiple myeloma. I asked him to write it...
The Loom – An Honor

The Loom – An Honor

What an honor – the Word Weaver group I have been a part of for years led off their August edition of their online publication with a short article I wrote! https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/456046/128464831434982674 This group has been an...
I’ve Been Quiet Lately

I’ve Been Quiet Lately

I’ve been quiet lately, as life has given me room to be pensive. It’s hot in Florida, and just like northerners stay inside during the winter, Floridians stay inside during the summer. I’ve gotten a lot of cleaning and organizing done and even had...
Pros and Cons of Recording Your Own Book

Pros and Cons of Recording Your Own Book

I’d heard at Writer’s Conferences that you shouldn’t record your own book, but I blew it off. It felt like another expense to support the writing industry, so when someone suggested an audio edition of my book, Suspended: Living with Dying, I thought, “I’ve worked...
The Text You Don’t Want to Get

The Text You Don’t Want to Get

My heart froze with the phone still in my hand. The text was from a dear friend of mine, a presenter at my first writer’s conference. A mentor of my poetry, he endorsed my second book. Now, he texts that he’s been diagnosed with bone and blood cancer. He’s just at the...